Cessna 172E N5683T

Summary

On 25 April 2009 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N5683T was involved in an accident near Como, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 April 2009 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Como, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

34.5450, -89.6361

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N5683T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oxford → Como

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA265

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a straight-in approach to the north, in calm winds, to take advantage of the uphill slope of the grass runway. He applied 30 degrees of flaps incrementally during the approach. During the landing flare, the airplane touched down, "ballooned up," and the pilot "kept the flare going" before the airplane "slammed" onto the runway, separating the nose gear and bending the empennage downward about 45 degrees. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.